His songs cover the whole gamut of human experience and are delivered with flair, wit, compassion and serious musical ability on guitar and banjo. Essentially a serious songwriter who has been known to raise more than the occassional eyebrow, glass, roof, chuckle and conciousness, he treats his own material with the same conviction that he brings to music from the Scottish tradition, believing both music forms to be inter-related and complimentary.
Tours of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, The Middle East, Canada and the Canary Islands, appearances at many festivals - including Cambridge and Edinburgh and being invited to be Fairport Convention's special guest on their mammoth 30th anniversary tour of Britain have contributed to Fraser's reputation as being one of Scotland's furthest travelled and best loved musical ambassadors.
Since 2003 when they recorded their first album 'Cianalas' together, Fraser has been working the European folk circuit extensively with the Dutch based canadian virtuoso guitarist Ian Bolens who contributes a dazzling variety of styles and tunings on both six and twelve string guitars adding a harmonic embellishment which creates a depth and a musical dynamism to the already well crafted pieces. Together they achieve 'live' almost exactly what was recorded on the album. Described by one rather poetic journalist as "acoustic finger fusion", their show is a must for all lovers of acoustic music who have an ear for haunting and valiant Scottish traditional songs, memorable original compositions, anarchic humour and serious digital dexterity.
Discography:
'Everbody's Tears' CD, 1993 with Maartin Allcock
'Live' at the Endinburgh Festival - Video, 1996
'Heavy Weather' CD, 1997 with Maartin Allcock
'Live' on tour as special guest of Fairport Convention - CD, 2001
'Cianalas' CD, 2003
Tours of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, The Middle East, Canada and the Canary Islands, appearances at many festivals - including Cambridge and Edinburgh and being invited to be Fairport Convention's special guest on their mammoth 30th anniversary tour of Britain have contributed to Fraser's reputation as being one of Scotland's furthest travelled and best loved musical ambassadors.
Since 2003 when they recorded their first album 'Cianalas' together, Fraser has been working the European folk circuit extensively with the Dutch based canadian virtuoso guitarist Ian Bolens who contributes a dazzling variety of styles and tunings on both six and twelve string guitars adding a harmonic embellishment which creates a depth and a musical dynamism to the already well crafted pieces. Together they achieve 'live' almost exactly what was recorded on the album. Described by one rather poetic journalist as "acoustic finger fusion", their show is a must for all lovers of acoustic music who have an ear for haunting and valiant Scottish traditional songs, memorable original compositions, anarchic humour and serious digital dexterity.
Discography:
'Everbody's Tears' CD, 1993 with Maartin Allcock
'Live' at the Endinburgh Festival - Video, 1996
'Heavy Weather' CD, 1997 with Maartin Allcock
'Live' on tour as special guest of Fairport Convention - CD, 2001
'Cianalas' CD, 2003
Folk Singer-songwriter